Bushcraft, Survival and Wilderness Living

“A serious amount of fun”

Survival School Ltd is the internationally renowned centre dedicated to teaching Bushcraft, Survival and Wilderness Living Skills. We do all that whilst you learn to live with nature, enjoy yourself, respect the environment and push back the boundaries of your capabilities.

We specialise in teaching amazing new skills and providing the knowledge for you to live in the wilderness. You’ll get to try out lots of new activities and ideas whilst having a serious amount of fun! Courses are available in Devon, Staffordshire, Wales, South West Scotland and the Highlands of Scotland.

16 years of fun and safe outdoor courses!

Having fun in the outdoors since 1997

Survival School courses are designed to be fun and safe, (we employ a Health and Safety Consultant) whilst passing on the knowledge you need to be able to live comfortably in the wilderness.

Our instructors will spend time with each participant, ensuring that they get enough knowledge and practice on each skill to be able to master it before leaving the course. Survival School instructors are widely acknowledged to be some of the best around. We’ve trained instructors who have gone on to run their own schools, but we do our own research, have our own style and are asked to supply instructors for other organisations.

All courses are hands on experiences. You will get the chance to try new skills and techniques, see the edible plants in their natural habitat, build your own shelters and have all the fun and laughs that go with wilderness bushcraft.

NCFE Approved Centre – Centre Number 1135

Survival School is an approved centre for the NCFE Investing in Quality. The NCFE is a leading provider of nationally recognised qualifications and we’re committed to delivering exceptional customer service.

Investing in Quality (IIQ)

Centres approved for the Investing in Quality Licence must adhere to the Quality Statements and Performance Criteria set out in this schedule. The centre must demonstrate its ongoing commitment to safeguarding the interests of its learners and maintaining quality standards as required by the Quality Statements throughout the licence period. For more details, please click HERE.

British Standard 8848

We conform to and comply with BS8848 standards not only in our overseas trips but we also apply them to our UK based courses.

Trading Standards Approved – No. 0569

This means you can trust Survival School to give you exactly what you want and what we promise. No smoke and mirrors!

Enhanced Learning Credits Administration Services – No. 5926

If you’re in the military and want retraining for life outside the services, we are the only bushcraft and survival school approved by the MOD through ELCAS .

Testimonials

Just wanted to say a big thankyou for the weekend. Despite sleep being in short supply I think it was excellent and just what I was hoping for. The organisation and management of the group was really good, this can often be a problem with a bunch of strangers and I think you all handled it really well with the right amount of direction and banter. (Helped by us mostly being a jovial bunch I hope). The level of expertise on display was evident.

Bill Jones

We all had an excellent time than you, it exceeded all expectations, not that I am sure what we expected! Shelter kept us all dry, I just wouldn’t want to be the poor person who has to take it down. Many thanks for a fab weekend, I'm sure you will be hearing from a few of us again.

Simon Abel

Just want to thank you and the team for an incredible weekend, feel free to use this as a testimonial on any marketing you do. If theres anyone on the fence about doing the course and would like to speak to someone who's done it just have them call me and I'll encourage them along. I just could not believe how much was packed in and how much I learned. It has really opened my eyes to how resourceful people can be and how much a lay person can learn in a short space of time.

Paul O\'Sullivan

Thank you for a brilliant weekend! Dan, Paul and Graeme were great and enthusiastic and really knew their stuff, and the fact that they clearly wanted to be there shone through. Both myself and Jonny loved it and we learned loads. We both fancy doing the assessment while it is fresh in our heads, so i will look into booking up for the October assessment on the 19th

Angie Goode

Thanks for a great weekend again Jonny, I had an excellent time in the woods and learnt a lot from Richard who is a terrific instructor. I look forward to seeing the pictures and returning to Survival School.

Dan Rowland

We absolutely loved it. Everything was perfect; staff were funny, entertaining and very informative (including yourself) and the activities were even better than I expected. Really want to do more courses, think you will be seeing me and Ant again to get our level 2 qualification next year :o) If I book us both, do I have to pick a date there and then as I am hoping to surprise him for Xmas so would be better if we can pick a date once he knows about it.

Joanne Goring

Hello Jonny, It's a while ago now since I was on one of your courses. I just wanted to pass on thanks for the skills learned - what prompts the e-mail was the delightful sight last night of my two sons (aged 10 & 12) successfully making a fire with a bow drill. They were so delighted and I was so proud! Without your input I doubt I would have been able to pass on this wonderful skill - I hope you're encouraged and thank you once again. Robin